Cheryl Hines Is 'Making the Best' of RFK Jr.'s New MAGA Life Despite Deeper Marriage Concerns: Source (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines attend the 2024 Al Smith Dinner, where Donald Trump was the featured speaker.Photo:GWR/STAR MAX/IPx

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Cheryl Hinesis “going with the flow” as husbandRobert F. Kennedy Jr.aligns himself with President-electDonald Trump, according to sources.

“Cheryl was ready to file for divorce weeks ago,” the source claims, adding that “she felt he publicly humiliated her.”

The source says it’s unclear whether the couple’s marriage will survive, but that despite the recent relationship troubles, Hines has been riding the wave as Kennedy — Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services — gets swept up into a new career chapter.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines at an Oakland, Calif., event on March 26, 2024.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty

Another source, a political friend of Hines', suggests that if theCurb Your Enthusiasmstar stays with Kennedy, her friends in Los Angeles will take note.

But, the source believes, some may think, “Cheryl is a traitor.”

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On Tuesday, Nov. 19, another source told PEOPLE that Hines — who has been described as a liberal — seemed to be a “supportive wife” when she accompanied Kennedy at a Mar-a-Lago event recently.

“It’s obvious she doesn’t lean right or left,” the source said. “RFK Jr. is her political belief.”

source: people.com